Argentina · Caldera
Robledo
Blanco, Cerro
- Type
- Caldera
- Elevation
- 4670m
- Last eruption
- -2300
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- Type
- Caldera
- Country
- Argentina
- Region
- South America / Central Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 4670m
- Coordinates
- -26.766, -67.746
- Last eruption
- -2300
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Caldera
- Major rock type
- Rhyolite
Geological summary
The Cerro Blanco volcanic complex contains the 5-km-diameter Cerro Blanco (or Robledo) caldera in NW Argentina, 80 km SW of the Cerro Galán caldera.
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From Wikipedia
Cerro Blanco is a caldera in the Andes of the Catamarca Province in Argentina. Part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, it is a volcano collapse structure located at an altitude of 4,670 metres (15,320 ft) in a depression. The caldera is associated with a less well-defined caldera to the south and several lava domes.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 2300 BCE (±160 yrs) – 2300 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 7 (2300 BCE)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 2300 BCE (±160 yrs)VEI 7Geological estimate2300 BCE – end unknown
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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